Location List

Tokoji Temple was founded in 1362 as part of the Rinzai School of Buddhism. It is said to have then been rebuilt from ruins in the later 17th century after being destroyed in the war. Since that ti...

Enshrined Deity is Shoin Yoshida.

The shrine which enshrines the first lord of the domain of Kaga, Toshiie MAEDA and his legal wife O-Matsu-no-kata. The Shinmon (shrine gate) is designated as a nationally important cultural proper...

One of three big Inari (god of cereals) shrine in Japan.

Legend "Rabbit in Inaba" is famous.

red leaves

Built in 808 in imitation of Kiyomizudera in Kyoto.

The front shrine was built in 1880 and the main shrine in 1903.

Standing 1.39 meters tall, this Kannon (Goddess of Mercy) statue is one of Japan’s largest wooden statues made from a single pillar wood. Designated as Niigata Prefecture’s Cultural Property, both ...

The festival held on May 1 at the shrine is very famous.

There are some buildings named Kannon, Zen, Kaizan etc. and each has a different atmosphere.

The Hohei-den lecture hall at Hikosan Jingu Shrine has been designated as a National Important Cultural Property. The current building was reconstructed in 1616 by Tadaoki Hosokawa, who was the lor...

A shrine with a long approach.

Very old and deformed stone steps leading to the shrine.